Texas Public Schools and Property Taxes
Title | Texas Public Schools and Property Taxes PDF eBook |
Author | Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Education |
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Property Taxes and the Financing of Public Schools
Title | Property Taxes and the Financing of Public Schools PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Education |
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School Finance Reform in Texas
Title | School Finance Reform in Texas PDF eBook |
Author | United States Commission on Civil Rights. Texas State Advisory Committee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Education |
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This document contains recommendations for changes in the Texas system of educational finance to improve educational opportunity for Mexican Americans and African Americans. The report examines alternative methods of finance, focusing on methods for improving the existing property tax system. The authors recommend that the State (1) supervise and control assessment of property; (2) assume the revenue-raising function for public elementary and secondary education; (3) enact personal income and corporate profits taxes; (4) raise its level of per pupil expenditure; and (5) grant aid on the basis of a child's need.
Texas Public School Finance: Resolving the Issue
Title | Texas Public School Finance: Resolving the Issue PDF eBook |
Author | Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Education |
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Replacing Property Taxes with Sales Taxes Is the Wrong Answer for Texas Families and Public Schools
Title | Replacing Property Taxes with Sales Taxes Is the Wrong Answer for Texas Families and Public Schools PDF eBook |
Author | Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 3 |
Release | 2012 |
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Public education is the foundation of our democracy and the engine of our economy, and Texans have a collective responsibility to ensure that public education is adequately supported. This responsibility needs to be fairly distributed among Texas families in a way that supports economic growth. Recently, some have proposed that Texas replace local school property taxes, or even all local property taxes, by increasing the rate of the state sales tax or expanding the sales tax to more goods and services. Such a tax swap would be a bad deal for businesses, families, and public education. This policy page outlines the reasons why.
A Revenue System for Texas Public Schools
Title | A Revenue System for Texas Public Schools PDF eBook |
Author | Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations |
Publisher | |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
The Property Tax, School Funding Dilemma
Title | The Property Tax, School Funding Dilemma PDF eBook |
Author | Daphne A. Kenyon |
Publisher | Lincoln Inst of Land Policy |
Pages | 63 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9781558441682 |
States experiencing taxpayer revolts among homeowners are tempted to reduce reliance on the property tax to fund schools. But a more targeted approach can provide property tax relief and improve state funding for public education. This policy focus report includes a comprehensive review of recent research on both property tax and school funding, and summarizes case studies of seven states-- California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio and Texas. The majority of these states are heavily reliant on property tax revenues to fund schools. While there is no one-size-fits-all solution, the report recommends addressing property taxes and school funding separately.